West Bengal state universities not utilizing CUET mannequin for UG course admissions

By PTI

KOLKATA: None of the state universities in West Bengal has adopted the Common University Entrance Test (CUET)-UG mannequin for admission to undergraduate programs, authorities mentioned on Sunday.

Vice Chancellor of Diamond Harbour Women’s University Soma Bandyopadhyay advised PTI, “We have conducted the entrance test as directed by the state higher education department. Being a state university. We devise the admission criteria going by the directives of the state higher education department. There is no way we can adopt the CUET method or prepare any new merit list,” she mentioned. 

The state-run Jadavpur University has already carried out its personal entrance exams for UG programs for numerous departments, Jadavpur University Teachers’ Association spokesperson Partha Pratim Roy mentioned. 

“No way we can adapt the CUET path for an institution like Jadavpur University which follows rigorous high-level admission procedure. All our disciplines – science, arts and engineering – maintain high academic standards due to this admission process by JU. The uniform CUET route is not applicable for JU,” he mentioned.

Private St Xavier’s University additionally held it is personal entrance exams offline this 12 months.

St Xavier’s University Vice-Chancellor Father Felix Raj mentioned, “We are not going by the CUET route.”

Officials of Presidency University, Vidyasagar University, Bardhaman University, MAKAUT, North Bengal University, West Bengal University of Technology additionally mentioned they’ve adhered to their very own admission course of as envisaged by the state increased training division.

There won’t be any CUET-UG advantage lists or counselling for state varsities, officers mentioned.

A Visva-Bharati University spokesperson mentioned the Central college, having UG programs in several disciplines, has adopted the CUET route.

“The CUET eligibility criteria will be followed both for students of Patha Bhavan and Siksha Satra (higher secondary level educational units run by Visva Bharati) and students from outside. But there will be a little bit lowering of cut-off mark for internal students (those having studied here up to 12th level,” the spokesperson mentioned.

Spokesperson of Presidency University Students Union, Debnil Paul mentioned, “We oppose the attempt to thrust one uniform admission test criteria on all higher educational institutions across the country. This does not take into account the academic autonomy issue of institutions like Presidency.”

The outcomes of the CUET-UG have been declared on September 16 by the National Testing Agency (NTA).

“The merit lists will be prepared by participating universities who will decide about their individual counselling on the basis of CUET-UG score card,” mentioned Sadhana Parashar, Senior Director (Exams), NTA.

KOLKATA: None of the state universities in West Bengal has adopted the Common University Entrance Test (CUET)-UG mannequin for admission to undergraduate programs, authorities mentioned on Sunday.

Vice Chancellor of Diamond Harbour Women’s University Soma Bandyopadhyay advised PTI, “We have conducted the entrance test as directed by the state higher education department. Being a state university. We devise the admission criteria going by the directives of the state higher education department. There is no way we can adopt the CUET method or prepare any new merit list,” she mentioned. 

The state-run Jadavpur University has already carried out its personal entrance exams for UG programs for numerous departments, Jadavpur University Teachers’ Association spokesperson Partha Pratim Roy mentioned. 

“No way we can adapt the CUET path for an institution like Jadavpur University which follows rigorous high-level admission procedure. All our disciplines – science, arts and engineering – maintain high academic standards due to this admission process by JU. The uniform CUET route is not applicable for JU,” he mentioned.

Private St Xavier’s University additionally held it is personal entrance exams offline this 12 months.

St Xavier’s University Vice-Chancellor Father Felix Raj mentioned, “We are not going by the CUET route.”

Officials of Presidency University, Vidyasagar University, Bardhaman University, MAKAUT, North Bengal University, West Bengal University of Technology additionally mentioned they’ve adhered to their very own admission course of as envisaged by the state increased training division.

There won’t be any CUET-UG advantage lists or counselling for state varsities, officers mentioned.

A Visva-Bharati University spokesperson mentioned the Central college, having UG programs in several disciplines, has adopted the CUET route.

“The CUET eligibility criteria will be followed both for students of Patha Bhavan and Siksha Satra (higher secondary level educational units run by Visva Bharati) and students from outside. But there will be a little bit lowering of cut-off mark for internal students (those having studied here up to 12th level,” the spokesperson mentioned.

Spokesperson of Presidency University Students Union, Debnil Paul mentioned, “We oppose the attempt to thrust one uniform admission test criteria on all higher educational institutions across the country. This does not take into account the academic autonomy issue of institutions like Presidency.”

The outcomes of the CUET-UG have been declared on September 16 by the National Testing Agency (NTA).

“The merit lists will be prepared by participating universities who will decide about their individual counselling on the basis of CUET-UG score card,” mentioned Sadhana Parashar, Senior Director (Exams), NTA.